Welcome to the Leadership Academy for Middle Managers A Service of the Children’s Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

With your partner…  Name, agency, location, and tenure with child welfare?  This will be a worthwhile experience if...  Thinking about this five-day experience, I’m most curious about...  What is the topic of your Change Initiative? 2 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Introductions  Name, agency, location, and tenure with child welfare?  What is the topic of your Change Initiative? 3 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

NCWWI Purpose Build the capacity of the nation’s child welfare workforce and improve outcomes for children, youth, and families through activities that support the development of skilled child welfare leaders. 4 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Goal of Training To develop leadership skills for sustainable systems change to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families. 5 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

NCWWI Leadership Model 6 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Fundamental Competencies  Continuous Learning  Effective Communication  Initiative  Interpersonal Relations  Integrity/Honesty  Resilience  Personal Leadership  Social Responsibility 7 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

The Five Days Day 1: Foundations of Leadership Day 2: Leading Change Day 3: Leading in Context Day 4: Leading for Results & Leading People Day 5: Leading for Sustainable Systems Change 8 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Learning Activities  Change Initiatives (Individual & Group)  Personal Development Plan  Leadership Experiences  Coaching  Learning Circles 9 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

NCWWI Approach: Peer-to-Peer Networks  Create a platform for information sharing and dissemination of best practices across groups in child welfare  Support transfer of knowledge and skills across supervisor and mid-manager training and social work traineeships, including at least 25 peer networks  Use peer networks as a strategy to market products and findings from the NCWWI 10 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Training Evaluation  Individual change initiative analysis  Participant reaction  Pre-training/post-training competency self- assessment  Focus groups 11 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network

Logistics  Please check in with [ NAME ]  W-9/ACH form  Signed photo release  Take stamped envelope to send final receipts to us  Breakfast/lunch/snacks provided 12 Leadership Academy for Middle Managers * A Service of the Children's Bureau, a Member of the T/TA Network